The main purpose of this paper is to provide a methodology for discussing the fuzzy. Bayesian system reliability from the fuzzy component reliabilities, actually we discuss on the Fuzzy Bayesian system reliability assessment based on Pascal distribution, because the data sometimes cannot be measured and recorded precisely. In order to apply the Bayesian approach, the fuzzy parameters are assume...

a survey was conducted to determine the species of the genus lissonota gravenhorst, 1829 in two iranian southern provinces of fars and hormozgan from february 2011 through august 2013. six species were identified of which five species are recorded for the first time from iran. the newly recorded species are as follows: lissonota bivittata gravenhorst, 1829, l. clypeator gravenhorst, 1820, l. im...

As an academic endeavor in EFL setting especially the field of reading comprehension, this study intended to examine intercultural communicative competence (ICC) and effects cultural familiarity on comprehension based two specific ethnicities (Turk Fars). To end, participants, 130 students majoring English, were chosen from three universities Iran. The students’ examined by utilizing types proc...

BACKGROUND Neural tube defects (NTDs) including spina bifida and anencephaly are the second most common birth defects with 2.8 per 1000 births in northern Iran. OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to determine the risk factors of neural tube defects in Gorgan, north of Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS This hospital-based, case-control study was carried out on all NTD-affected pregnancies (n = 59)...

Background: Following the widespread use of poliovirus vaccine in the mid-1950s, the incidence of poliomyelitis declined rapidly in many industrialized countries. The aim of this study was to determine the surveillance of poliomyelitis and acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in Fars Province, southern Iran to detect poliovirus wherever it may circulate. Methods: From 1995 to 2006, in a cross-sectiona...

BACKGROUND WHO reports indicate no iodine insufficiency in Iran, however, goiter is still endemic in Fars Province. This study evaluates the role of thyroid autoimmunity in the evolution of endemic goiter. METHODS A total of 516 permanent residents of Akbarabad County of the Kavar area in Fars Province, Iran were selected by simple random sampling. Patients with thyroid malignancy and dysfunc...

BACKGROUND Pharmacogenetics is the study of genetic polymorphisms affecting responses to drug therapy. The common rs7903146 (C>T) polymorphism of the TCF7L2 gene has recently been associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D). In this study, prevalence of the rs7903146 (C>T) polymorphism in the TCF7L2 gene for prediction of T2D risk was examined in an Iranian population of different ethnicities. METH...